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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Peter Dowd

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 3 different votes 274 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.7%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
402
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,417 eligible divisions
205
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.9% of votes cast
197
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
739
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

111
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
265
+100.4 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Contributions
41
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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